Shoe and the like



Au .10,1943. s. BRANDEL ETAL. 2,326,198

SHOE AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 8. 1939 Patented Aug. 10, 1943 SHOE? ANDTHE LIKE Serge Brandel, Villefrancha-sur-Mar, Alpes- Maritimes, andHenri Perrot, Paris, France;

vested in the Alien PropertyCustodian implication August 8, 1939, SerialNo. 239,028 In France May 22, 1939 2 Claims.

Our invention relates to shoes, sandals and the like. A primary objectof the invention is to provide for a thorough ventilation of the foot.

By way of non-limitative examples, two embodiments of a shoe accordingto our invention have been shown in the accompanying drawing.

In said drawing: Fig. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment; Fig.2 is atransverse section of the shoe taken on line IIII of Fig. 1 at anintermediate point of the sole and looking towards the heel, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the shoe comprises a framework I, in thiscase in one piece, made of hollowed-out wood or of moulded plasticmaterial, with which the heel 2 is also integral. Said framework ishollowed-out in the part corre-' sponding to the place for the sole ofthe foot and is composed at that spot of only a border 3 which followsthe outer contour of the sole of the foot. On the upper face of saidborder 3 is fixed the perforated element 4 for supporting the foot,which element is in this case formed of plaited straw. On the under faceof the border 3 and to form a surface for contact with the ground isfixed a leather covering 5 formed by a strip or by a plurality ofsuperposed strips. The upper part of the shoe maybe constructed in anymanner and has not been shown.

It will be seen further that in this example, all the interstices of theplaited element 4 open into a single common cavity .6 which communicateswith the atmosphere. On the other hand,

the two sides of the border 3 are provided with holes 7 which open intosaid cavity 5. This cavity 6 acts as a common collector for saidinterstices.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the framework is similar to the onedescribed above but is covered on the outside with sheets 8 of plasticmaterial and the perforated supporting element is of the foot may alsobe formed by wickerwork similar to that of wicker seats, the borderformed by said framework acting as the frame of said seats. A bearingelement thus formed is very strong, light and inexpensive and enablesthe sandals to be cheaply constructed. It may also consist of perforatedstraps, strips, bands or plates somewhat spaced apart and fixed on saidborder of the skeleton.

The surface whereby said framework contacts the ground may be coveredwith leather, sponge rubber, crepe, cork or any other similar materialthat is generally used for this purpose. The outercovering of theframework may advantageously be made of lacquered rushes arrangedside'byside as shown in Fig. l at the heel part.

What we claim is:

1. In a shoe or sandal a relatively high heel, a rigid frame integralwith an upper portion of vide a sole part for the shoe, said frame beingrelatively thick and hollow forwardly of the heel formed by a sheet 9 ofplastic material, over the surface of which are distributed perforationsID.

The framework may also be made .of any appropriate material which ismoulded, cut or so as to provide a rigid border shaped in accordancewith the lateral contour of a foot, the upper edges of said frame beingshaped like the bottom face of the foot, a yieldable aperturedfoot-supporting sheet extending across the hollow frame and secured tothe upper edges of said border for yieldingly supporting the foot, andsaid border having relatively large holes extending transverselytherethrough at spaced intervals around the frame.

2'. In a shoe or sandal a relatively high heel, a rigid frame integralwithan upper portion of said heel and extending downwardly and forwardlyfrom the heel in an arcuate shape to provide a sole part for the'shoe,said frame being relatively thick and hollow forwardly of the heel so asto provide a rigid border shaped in accordance with the lateral contourof a foot, the upper edges of said frame being shaped like the bottomface of the foot, a plaited straw sheet having relatively

